ASPE Newsletter Summer 2017 - ASPE Philadelphia - … ASPE Philadelphia NEWS Summer 2017 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Hello Everyone: Our chapter has made it to June and I look forward to

Board of Directors

President Mike Panco Consultant 610-497-4480 [email protected] Technical Vice President David C. Smith, PE, LEED AP Gannett Fleming 610-804-0069 [email protected] Legislative Vice President W. Kenneth Clark Zurn Industries, LLC 302-376-9170 [email protected] Membership Vice President Matthew Martin James Martin Company 215-669-2076 [email protected] Education Chairperson Dawn Bishop Rich-Tomkins Company, Inc. 610-859-6060 [email protected] Treasurer Bill O’Donnell, CPD, FASPE PWI Engineering 215-241-9100 [email protected] Administrative Secretary James Eyrich L&R Associates 267-308-0500 [email protected] Corresponding Secretary James Wardell Cope-Wardell-Ammon Assoc. Inc. 610-485-2828 ext. 26 [email protected] Webmaster & Newsletter Editor Marc K. Pisarek Pisarek Engineering P.C. 856-854-5445 [email protected]

We are online at www.AspePhila.org.

Chapters are not authorized to speak for the Society

COMMITTEES Board of Governors Dawn Bishop Steve Ziga Golf Committee Chair Bill O’Donnell, CPD, FASPE PWI Engineering 215-241-9100 [email protected] Product Show Chair Michael Panco Consultant 610-497-4480 [email protected]

Affiliate Liaisons Michael Yearian Red Lion Medical Safety, Inc. Red Lion Medgas Consultants, Inc. 302-545-3225 [email protected] Social Activities Committee Dawn Bishop Rich-Tomkins Company, Inc. 610-859-6060 [email protected] ASPE Plumbing Design School Chair Dawn Bishop Rich-Tomkins Company, Inc. 610-859-6060 [email protected]

Earn CEU and PDH credit at each Dinner Meeting.

Credit: Photo in banner by Bill O’Donnell

Summer Issue In this month’s issue:

Page 26 contains important information for the upcoming Annual Golf Outing!

See pages 16-18 for photos from recent ASPE events!

See pages 12-13 for information on the ASPE 2017 Plumbing I & II Classes! Be sure to check our website soon for registration.

See pages 22-23 for info on the upcoming ASPE Trade Exposition & Technical Symposium.

See who attended last month’s meeting on page 36. President’s Message .............. 2

Technical Corner .................. 4

Legislative News .................... 6

Membership News ................. 8

Education Report ................. 10

Speaking Out ....................... 30

Affiliates Corner ................... 33

Last Month’s Attendees ....... 36

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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Hello Everyone: Our chapter has made it to June and I look forward to a much needed rest! NOT, JUST KIDDING. It is that time of year when the year- end report and financial report must be

completed to allow the Society to re-view just what we have accomplished for the year. David Smith and I are just back from the Region 1 meeting. It was held in New York City Saturday June 3rd. Paulie Silvestre our director kept us very involved with the agenda. The NYC Chapter did a great job setting the meeting location at Time Square. I am sure most members do not know the hard work involved to put such a meeting together both for the host chap-ter and the Region Director. First item of business is each chapter is required to report on their accomplishments and what was done well and how others could be done better. It’s very rewarding to hear what our other chapters are do-ing and we can take this knowledge to enhance or improve what we are doing. When it was the Philly chapter time to speak David Smith started with our ac-complishments with meeting topics and the use of all the certificate programs we utilized that the Society has developed. We discovered that only 17 Chapters are

using the programs correctly. Thank you David. For those members requesting CEU’S and PDH credits be assured we are on top of this important requirement for your benefit. I spoke about our great education program in detail, our suc-cessful golf outing and of course our Product show. Everyone was interested in the fact that we have ASHRAE join-ing us for the Symposium part of the program. Paulie Silvestre invited David DeBord, VP Tech. Chris Graham VP Education and Stacey Kidd Director of meetings and members to address the Chapter at-tendees. In closing 14 Chapters were present to gain much knowledge in all aspects of the Society’s structure, such as policy and procedures, Board member require-ments to name just a few. We really did cover a lot of information in just 8 hours plus. I wish to acknowledge our entire Board for a great year with all you do I THANK YOU . I look forward to seeing many members at the Golf outing in September. Best regards Mike

Mike Panco President

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Dinner Meeting Announcement

THURSDAY, September 28th

DINNER TECHNICAL TOPIC

Backflow Preventers in Vaults

Presented by:

Christopher Mayhew Backflow Services, Inc.

LOCATION:

Fisher’s Tudor House 1858 Street Road

Bensalem, PA 19020

Time: 6 - 8 PM

COST Dinner $35.00

Members With Reservation by Deadline: $25.00

RESERVATIONS DEADLINE: 4 PM MONDAY BEFORE

MEETING NIGHT

FOR RESERVATIONS CONTACT: David Smith

[email protected]

Meeting qualifies for 1‐Hour Continuing Education Unit

Certificates provided upon request through the National Chapter

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TECHNICAL CORNER

This was the last presenta-tion of the 2016-2017 year. Donna Stoughton from CT Piping Solutions, Inc. gave a presentation of PP-R and PP-RCT Piping Systems. She defined PP-R as PolyPropyl-

ene-Random, which is the way the plastic is cross-

linked. PP-R material has temperature limita-tions. PP-RCT is defined as PolyPropylene-Random Crystalline Temperature, which has improved temperature and pressure char-acteristics and allows for thinner pipe walls.

All PP-R & PP-RCT pipes are metric sizes due to being develop overseas. Therefore, when specifying this product, use metric sizes as all

US manufacturers have variations when con-verting to imperial sizes. Sizes range are SDR 7.4, SDR 9, SDR 11, & SDR 17.6. The lower the SDR number equal a thicker pipe wall. Most plastic pipe have large thermal expansion factors. PP-R & PP-RCT have been able to reduce the expansion factor by making the pipe a composite of PP-R, Fiber composite, and PP-R.

PP-R and PP-RCT can be used for most appli-cations, i.e. chilled-water, heating hydronic water, domestic water (both hot, cold, and return), compressed air, gray water, and gases.

Disadvantages: PP-RCT is not plenum rated

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David Smith Vice President,

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LEGISLATIVE NEWS

Ken Clark Vice President,

Legislative No Article This Month!

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MEMBERSHIP NEWS

Matthew Martin Vice President,

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American Society of Plumbing Engineers

Philadelphia Chapter

PLUMBING DESIGN SCHOOL PLUMBING ONE

2017

Course Date Description Instructor

September 11 Introduction to Plumbing Jerry Oflazian

September 18 Plumbing Materials Jerry Oflazian

September 25 Plumbing Mathematics Jerry Oflazian

October 2 Intro to International Plumbing Code David Smith

October 9 Intro to National Plumbing Code Dave Holst

October 16 Intro to Philadelphia Plumbing Code Dave Holst

October 23 Fundamentals of Plumbing Hydraulics Dave Holst

October 30 Fundamentals of Pumping Systems Don Wynne

November 6 Domestic Water Fundamentals Michael L Panco

November 13 Storm Drainage Systems Steve Ziga

November 20 Sanitary Drainage & Venting Design Dave Holst

November 27 Fundamentals of Electricity Bill Slusser

December 4 Backflow Prevention Fundamentals Joe Layden

December 11 Fundamentals of Fire Protection Clay Hathaway

December 18 *** Make-Up (If needed due to weather) ---------


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PLUMBING DESIGN SCHOOL PLUMBING TWO SEPTEMBER 2017

Course Date Description Instructor

September 11 Starting A Design Michael Panco

September 18 Sizing CSST Piping & Gas Codes Jeff Hornberger

September 25 Sizing Gas Piping Systems Steel Pipe Michael Panco

October 2 Sizing Water Heaters Michael Panco

October 9 Plumbing Fixtures - Low Flow Design Matt Martin

October 16 Special Waste Systems Steve Ziga

October 23 Advanced Pumping Systems Don Wynne

October 30 Sizing Hot Water Circulation Systems Michael Panco

November 6 Grey Water & Storm Water Reclamation Rob Marsiglia

November 13 Purified Water Systems Rob Marsiglia

November 20 Sizing of Master Mixing Valves David Steele

November 27 Sizing of Pressure Control Valves David Steele

December 4 Medical Gases NFPA 99 Phil Hober

December 11 Medical Compressed Air & Vacuum Mark Franklin

December 18 Make-Up Night (If needed due to weather) ---------

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2017 ASPE May Dinner Meeting

ASPE Dinner Meeting held at the Fisher’s Tudor House in Bensalem Pa.

All of us at ASPE Philadelphia wish you a healthy, happy and warm Summer!

See you in September!


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ASPE June Tour held at Zurn Philadelphia Service Center

2017 ASPE June Tour — Zurn

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2017 SPONSORS Platinum Sponsor

Bentley Systems, Inc Gold Sponsor

Dimitri J. Ververelli, Inc. Pennoni Associates Urban Engineers, Inc.

Silver Sponsor Arora Engineers, Inc. CVM Professional. Delaware Valley Regional Planning

Commission Hunter Roberts Construction Group, LLC Langan Engineering & Environmental Services Society of American Military Engineers,

Philadelphia Post The Kirkman Oliver Company

Bronze Sponsor

FUTURE CITY® COMPETITION, PHILADELPHIA REGION

March 17, 2017 Mr. William O'Donnell CPD American Society of Plumbing Engineers, Philadelphia Chapter [email protected] Dear Mr. O'Donnell: The 2017 Philadelphia Regional Future City Competition was a great success thanks to our many supporters including ASPE-PC. Your contribution of $ 500, received 10/27/2016, was a great help in funding the competition and its many awards. This was a wonderful outpouring of support to the over 300 middle school students, their teachers and engineer mentors who participated on January 21.

AECOM American Society of Heating, Refrigerating

and Air Conditioning Engineers, Philadelphia Chapter

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Philadelphia Section

American Society of Plumbing Engineers, Philadelphia Chapter

Associated Engineering Consultants, Inc. Association of Energy Engineers, Greater

Philadelphia Chapter Boles, Smyth Associates, Inc. International Society of Automation,

Philadelphia Section International Society of Pharmaceutical

Engineers, Delaware Valley Chapter Johnson Controls, Inc. National Fire Sprinkler Association,

PennJerDel Chapter Sponsor

American Planning Association, PA Chapter, Southeast Section

American Society of Civil Engineers, Phila Section, Young Members Forum

American Society of Highway Engineers, Delaware Valley Section

American Society of Highway Engineers, Southern New Jersey Section

Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, Philadelphia Section

Institute of Industrial Engineering, South Jersey Delaware Valley Chapter

Institute of Transportation Engineers, Mid‐Atlantic Section

Intelligent Transportation Society of Pennsylvania International Code Council, Liberty Chapter Jennifer Wetzel Ken Golkin, PMP L.F. Driscoll Company, LLC Mary and Jim Moyer National Association of Women in Construction National Council of Examiners for Engineering and

Surveying P. Agnes, Inc. Pennsylvania Society of Professional Engineers,

Delaware County Chapter Sally and John Kampmeyer Society of Fire Protection Engineers, Philadelphia‐

Delaware Valley Chapter Thomas and Julie Gennaro Timothy Haahs and Associates

Your Plumbing Technology Award was presented to the team from:

Lionville Middle School 550 West Uwchlan Avenue Exton, PA 19341 Mr. Guy Raines 610-524-6300 [email protected]

You can obtain photos of the team receiving your award from our web site, www.futurecityphilly.org; click on "Special Awards". There are additional photos of the competition on the site. A number of the schools left before the awards were announced, thus not all schools are pictured. We encourage you to invite the team receiving your special award to a function at your company or at a technical society meeting. If you do, please be mindful of their time and interest; recognize them (or even have them present their presentation) prior to your normal technical presentation so they can leave. We are pleased to announce that the Philadelphia Regional winning team, Lionville Middle School, placed Third at the National Finals on February 21. The Philadelphia Regional Future City Competition is a 501(c)3 educational program. Contributions are tax deductible to the extent permitted by law. If you want, you may make your pledge now for the 2018 competition, using the form provided with this letter. We will invoice you in the fall. Thank you again your support of the competition.

Sincerely,

Jennifer Wetzel

Regional Coordinator

Future City Competition, Philadelphia Region

Phone: 215‐573‐3935 [email protected] www.futurecityphilly.org

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Philadelphia Chapter

24th Annual Golf Outing Thursday September 14, 2017

Lunch 11:30 A.M.

Shotgun Start 12:45 P.M.

Happy Hour 5:30 P.M.

Buffet Dinner/ Prizes 6:30 P.M.

Pennsauken Country Club 3800 Haddonfield Road Pennsauken, NJ 08109

TEL: (856) 662-4961 www.pennsaukengolf.com

Dinner Only ($50)

Individual Golfer ($125.00) Includes lunch/ dinner

Hole Sponsorship ($150.00) *

Corporate Package ($600.00)

CORPORATE SPONSORSHIP

Golfer 1:

Golfer 2:

Golfer 3:

Golfer 4:

INFORMATION Name:

Company:

Address:

City, State, Zip:

Phone:

E-mail:

Corporate package: Includes Golf Foursome, *Hole Sponsorship, Lunch, Dinner, Door Prizes, recognition in the Golf Outing Program and in the Chapter Newsletter.

Make Checks Payable to: Philadelphia Chapter ASPE and send to: Matthew Martin, James Martin Company 1400 Adams RD Unit E, Bensalem PA. 19020 Note for the 2017 ASPE Golf Outing.

PAYMENT DUE NO LATER THAN September 1, 2017

*Can we use your sign from 2016? Please let us know!

PHILADELPHIA CHAPTER ASPE 2017 GOLF COMMITTEE: Bill O’Donnell, PWI Engineering

[email protected] Matt Martin, James Martin Company

[email protected] Mike Snyder, MSA (Mike Snyder Associates)

[email protected]

Yes / No Dan Evans, Delval Equipment

If not please send .jpeg files to Mike Snyder!

[email protected] Gary Dutton

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SPEAKING OUT Design software is always a hot topic of conversation depending on who you are speaking to. BIM has been on the scene for almost a decade now and it has not yet become the be-all end all-solution. The necessary use of BIM depends on several factors. First, your architect primarily will dictate if the project is modeled. For you A/E firms that’s pretty straight forward because the scale of project you work on and the fact that most architecture is now designed via BIM, you are already in the mix. Second, if your client asks for it. Some folks like to say the word BIM because they feel

it’s a sexy work to use when designing a project. Almost like mentioning your famous friends. An owner may request it, but not know what it means and create more of a logistic issue. Third, because you want to. Some firms just want to have the latest technology. Same as your phone. It can become a pain when you are constantly upgrading, so you would need to evaluate if its worth the time and possible hassle. Most large A/E firms that utilize BIM have a greater success with the program because it’s in their fabric of day to day work. A/E teams in separate offices that collaborate with BIM face a few more difficulties because the model is a living entity and similar to the 2D world, those pieces of data need to be shared. Models are signifi-cantly larger files (50MBH and up) and are not something easily sent via email. So, the question is, are we heading to an all BIM world? Of course, the software manufacturers and retailers would love to say YES! However, the great majority of smaller architecture and engineering firms are still very much successful with the reliable 2D method. We can go all day over the plusses and minuses of both drawing platforms, however the quality of the result (the drawings appearance) and the information we are putting out there falls on the engineer. So if you work in 2D or BIM does that make you a better or worse engineer? I don’t think it matters one way or the other. Your skill set as an engineer falls on fundamentals that are not included in the software. On both cases, we draw lines and circles but the value is where we put the lines and circles. If you don’t know that, does it really matter what format you are working in? I will say this, if you want to get HIRED as a design engineer at a firm, it may affect your marketability if you are an entry or mid-level engineer because you are being hired for your ability to produce. The senior engineers – those guys who have been there and did that - are not being scrutinized because they used to work with a tablet in CAD 10. It’s their broad understanding of engineering that’s being employed. Many employers will provide training for the specific software they use. The decision to upgrade is made be-cause the employer finds value in changing a method or the technology has moved past them and they need to keep up. In either case, updating design software comes at a great expense. If you are a 2D guy who wants to learn 3D you may can always pay for a course out of pocket and attend be-ginner, intermediate and discipline specific classes offered at retailers. The issue is like anything else, if you don’t use it, you lose it.

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TECHNICAL CORNER

and will require a fire wrap. When using the product outside, a UV inhibitor is required. Advantages: Installation does not require hot work permits, dielectric unions, and flex-ible connections. The fusion seal joints pre-vent leaks.

To find out more about PP-R & PP-RCT pip-ing systems, contact Donna Stoughton at [email protected]. Over the summer, Philadelphia Chapter will making changes in our dinner meeting lo-cations. We are considering several loca-tions and will inform everyone when the lo-cations are booked. The different locations

are attract engineers from other parts of the Delaware Valley that think the Clarion is not a convenient location to their office or home. Another change is to add problem solving to the dinner meeting. If you have a problem at work and would like to ask the group for an answer, please bring the problem to the meeting. Everyone in at-tendance will be glad to give you help. No problem or condition is too small or too big.

Everyone have a good summer and see you in September!

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AFFILIATES CORNER Please give a warm welcome to the newest member of our ASPE Philadel-phia Chapter Board: Micheal Yearian Mike will serve as our Affiliate Liaison from this point forward, so be sure to contact him if you wish to get a spot-light at our monthly tabletop presenta-tions. We thank you for your commitment and dedication to our chapter! Our next tabletop presentation will be:

James Martin Co. presented by Matt Martin

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Chapter Presidents Since Inception: Mike Panco 2016-Current Dawn Bishop 2014-2016 Steve Ziga 2012-2014 Jerry S. Oflazian 2008-2012 Joseph M. Smaul 2008-2008 R. Paul Silvestre 2004-2008 Bill O'Donnell 2003-2004 Curtis Ray 2000-2003 David Moreno 1998-2000 Bill O’Donnell 1996-1998 Dave Holst 1994-1996 Ernie Rink 1993-1994 Joe Gallucio 1992-1993 Sevanti Jain 1990-1992 Ernie Rink 1988-1990 David Orrell 1986-1988 Thomas Coughlin 1984-1986 Robert Wagman 1982-1984 George Letherbury 1979-1982 Robert Hunter * 1978-1979 *Interim President

Thank you to our 2016 Golf Outing Sponsors

Trophy Sponsor ZURN/GREEN TURTLE

Photo Sponsor L & R ASSOCIATES

Lunch Sponsor (SSI) SUPRESSION SYSTEMS INC

KEG Sponsor MCWANE PLUMBING TECHNICAL SERVICES

Beverage Cart & Happy Hour Sponsor SCALES MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES

Corporate Sponsors

Hole Sponsors KEYSTONE SALES / BOCK WATER HEATERS

VIEGA LLC

WILLIAM BETZ COMPANY ZURN

JAMES MARTIN COMPANY AQUATHERM

MILWAUKEE VALVE GREEN TURTLE/ PROCEPTOR RICH TOMKINS COMPANY

UPONOR DELTA FAUCET BRADFORD WHITE

COPE WARDELL AMMON BJ TERRONI

(SSI) SUPRESSION SYSTEMS UPONOR

MARTIN & SMITH HYDRO SERVICE & SUPPLY

DELVAL EQUIPMENT SCHOTT- KIMAX

CLAPP ASSOCIATES SCALES MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES

M&H SALES

LUBRIZOL MIKE SNYDER & ASSOCIATES

FROET INDUSTRIES ROCKFORD SEPERATORS

BLANKIN EQUIPMENT ROBERT BROWN ASSOCIATES

L & R ASSOCIATES SLOTDRAIN

HIGHLAND TANK WHEATLAND TUBE KEYSTONE SALES

ROBERT BURNS ASSOCIATES ROI MARKETING

MOEN NIBCO

SHERMAN ENGINEERING VICTAULIC

VERNON BITZER COMBUSTION SERVICE &

EQUIPMENT

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IN ATTENDANCE AT MAY DINNER MEETING

Giovanni Iannuzzi

Kevin James

Matt Martin

Eric Martin

Bill O'Donnell

Jerry Oflazian

Mike Panco

Vinny Pisano

Matt Parke

Marc Pisarek

Carl Ray

Ernie Rink

David Smith

Mike Snyder

John Taplett

Chas Tevis

Ken White

Chris Xander

Mike Yearian

Steve Ziga

Eugene Eidenzon

Geoffery Fountain

David Lazear

Roger McLaughlin

Brian Morrissey

Donna Stough-ton

Paul Silvestre

James Wardell

COME AND JOIN YOUR COLLEAGUES IN SEPTEMBER

ASPE 2017-18 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

September 14th 2017 Golf Outing Pennsauken Country Club

September 28th 2017 Backflow Preventer in Vaults Fisher’s Tudor House

October 26th 2017 Philadelphia Chapter Product Show Clarion Hotel & Conference Center

November 16th 2017 Leak Detection and Sub Metering Maggiano's Little Italy Cherry Hill

December 14th 2017 LEED v4 and Piping System Design Sugar House Hugo’s Frog Bar

January 25th 2018 Roof Drains Georgine’s Continental Cuisine

February 22nd 2018 New Jersey NSPC Updates Maggiano's Little Italy Cherry Hill

March 22nd 2018 Hydraulic Separators Georgine’s Continental Cuisine

April 26th 2018 Epoxy Coated Cast Iron Soil Pipe Sugar House Hugo’s Frog Bar

May 31st 2018 NFPA Medical Gas Piping Code Updates Fisher’s Tudor House

June 14th or 21st 2018 Tour To Be Announced

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ASPE Newsletter Summer 2017 - ASPE Philadelphia - … ASPE Philadelphia NEWS Summer 2017 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Hello Everyone: Our chapter has made it to June and I look forward to